Chapter 608 Grain

After the discussion in Deyang Hall, the whole Ma family was busy, and the barracks became slaughterhouses.

After the discussion, Ma Chao ran to the Qiang people on the same day and asked for 200,000 cattle and sheep from the leader of the Qiang people. After the order, the fate of the milk sheep was better, and other animals such as goats and beef cattle were slaughtered and made into dried meat. Ma Chao also ordered everyone to make sausages, smoke them, and then dry them for storage. The whole Chang'an was frantically storing grain. The soldiers didn't understand why they thought they were going to war to make military achievements. They were all extremely excited.

However, after slaughtering these animals and the cavalry general ordered them to hunt wild animals in the mountains, all the sergeants felt that things were abnormal. Later, when they saw that the food and fodder of the cart were bought and hoarded into the barracks, everyone suddenly realized that something big was going to happen!

However, in those days of panic, the military did not allow any rumors to spread. With the passage of time, after everyone got used to the whole Ma family's crazy grain hoarding, they also neglected to settle down: Perhaps, even if it is almost the Spring Festival, the general wants to speculate in grain prices? ...

Yes, during this period, the crazy grain storage behavior of the Ma family has led to a sharp rise in grain prices in the Sili area. According to the explanation of those who know, when the general started from nothing and occupied Fufeng, there were rich families who were not convinced and secretly did something. As a result, the general was forced to fight an 'economic war' and ruined those speculatory guys...

The human heart is such a strange thing. When you don't know something, you really want to know why. And for a period ofleng jing, the news that was no longer interested in that matter was so credible...

"Sergeant Ma, do you think that someone just wants to bring down those rich people in Chang'an?" Ma Chao sat tiredly on the Shangshutai. Facing the long-lost nightmare, his mental stress seemed to be approaching the extreme.

"That's right," Diao Chan gently rubbed Ma Chao's shoulder and said, "The shadow has been sent down. It's time for the nails of Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and Liu Biao to play their effectiveness."

"So good..." After listening to Diao Chan's report, Ma Chao rubbed his temples, patted Diao Chan's softness, and said, "These days, you have also bothered..."

However, before the words were finished, Liu Yue and Fu Shou came together and couldn't help but be stunned when they saw the deep affection between Ma Chao and Diao Chan. Ma Chao was embarrassed and quickly added, "You are all worried, especially Shouer, who doesn't even have a shining jewelry..."

For this natural disaster, the Ma family can be said to have searched for it, and even their daughters-in-law have not let it go at all. After Cai Yan took the initiative to give her few accessories to Ma Chao, the other daughters-in-law of the Ma family had no more expensive decorations. Even a sterling silver spear made by Han Ying earlier did not escape Ma Chao's clutches.

And when Liu Yue and Fu Shou heard the words, their angry faces slowed down a little: Liu Yue is better. After all, they have experienced much more than Fu Shou, and there is no need for Ma Chao to deliberately comfort them. But Fu Shou is young and the proud daughter of heaven. At this time, when Ma Chao uses the Fu family, Ma Chao can't easily make Fu Shou unhappy.

Fortunately, Fu Shou is not as capricious as the Ma family imagined. After she was praised by the Ma family, Yanran smiled and said, "Sister Chan and Yue are the hardest. Shou'er is just a blessing from her mother's family and can contact her husband... By the way, husband, the Guan family in the Western Regions and the Li family in Jinyang will arrive in Chang'an in the afternoon. Do you really want to meet them?

"Yes," Ma Chao waved his hand to Liu Yue and Fu Shou to speak close to him, thinking about it and said, "If these two families are really as Shouer said, the grain is abundant and the means are all over the sky, then the husband must go to see them in person. Not only for this relief, but also for the future development of Ma's shops..."

"What the husband said is reasonable. Even though the Ma family's goods have been marketed at this time, they have never been associated with those merchants. And these two families are not far from the Sili area, and there is no behind-the-scenes forces to intervene, which is exactly what we need to fight for. Hearing Ma Chao's words, Liu Yue immediately guessed Ma Chao's intention. After saying this for him, she added, "However, Yue'er is worried about such a huge and important matter this time..."

"Don't worry." Ma Chao squeezed his lips and smiled, with black smoke coming from his bones. He said insidiously, "Anyway, I won't pay them real money, but they will bring me a lot of grain. No matter what, we can't pay for it..."

At this time, in the desert outside the fortress from Jinyang to Chang'an. The yellow sand covered the world, extending from one side of the horizon, like a dry sea, silent under the winter sun. The wind is small and weak, like a pebble thrown into the lake, which can only cause weak ripples in the desert sea, and then disappears without a trace.

Drop by drop, sweat oozed from the forehead, slipped down the cheeks and neck, and finally fell on the cold gravel and broke into countless petals. Even in winter, their husband's sweat never stopped.

Heavy grain and grass are tied tightly, piled up like mountains, up and down with the spine of the horse, looking shaky, and the servant who led the horse also bent down and arched his back, with a large package on his body, struggling to walk.

There is no laughter, some are just a heavy gasp, and a crisp horse bell ringing with the rhythm of the march.

The team was led by a young man with a serious face and well dressed. He rode at the forefront of the team and stopped to urge the people behind him from time to time. Only when he saw that everyone was tired, he said a few words of encouragement to make everyone speed up. Next to him, a man dressed as a shopkeeper, with a strong tired face and was worried about something.

"Young master?" The shopkeeper finally couldn't help asking the leader, "Although you have persuaded the elders in the clan during the family meeting... But if you tie the whole family to the boat of the Ma family, will you really stop thinking about such a risky thing?

"Lao Pan, if you stay up late to take care of your business, I will definitely not be able to compare with you. But when it comes to..." The leader took a serious look at Chang'an, who was looking at him from afar, turned around and smiled at the shopkeeper named 'Lao Pan' and continued to say, "The situation in Jinyang, as you know, there are Montenegro troops in the north from time to time, and there are Yuan's on secondment in the east... And we are as prestigious as the Sima family. Can we have any other choice besides defecting to the Ma family?

"However, after all, the power of the Ma family has not extended to Bingzhou..." Lao Pan also admitted that his young master was right, but he was still a little worried.

"When the power of the Ma family reaches Bingzhou, even if we lie on our toes, we can't compare with one ten thousandth of the current run..." Speaking of this, a flash of light suddenly flashed in the eyes of the leader, as if he was talking to himself and talking to the old climber: "On the way, I didn't expect to meet an alien or thief under the banner of the Ma family..."

At the same time, I saw the owner who was more prosperous than the Western Regions along the way. His deep eyes couldn't help but be a little surprised and muttered, "Is there such a grand scene in the desolate land of Yongzhou? So, Ma Chao, who was introduced by Fu Wan, must also be a business wizard, right?! I hope he knows more about the charm of business than Han Sui..."

And when he looked back at his continuous caravan, the owner smiled and showed confidence on his face: "Anyway, the sincerity I brought is enough. If Ma Chao is really a wonderful person, would it be better to abandon Han Sui and cooperate with him directly?